PEACEFUL COUNTRIES TO LIVE IN

MAURITIUS

Mauritius stands out as the most peaceful country in Africa and the

only one in the top 25 from the continent. According to the

Global Peace Index, the peaceful environment and security the country

offers its citizens and visitors is comforting enough for anyone who

wants to purchase or invest in the country.

SINGAPORE

According to the Institute for Economics and Peace report of the

Global Peace Index released on June 17, Singapore’s state of peace

is “very high,” ranking twenty-fourth out of 162 in the index.

This is a rise from twenty-fifth place in 2014.

SLOVAKIA

Slovakia has recently become a high-income advanced economy

with one of the fastest growth rates in the European Union, results of a

stable democratic government and the social stability and peace that has

dominated the country throughout the past decade.

HUNGARY

In spring 1989, Hungary began dismantling its fortified border with

Austria in what would later become known as the “Peaceful Revolution.”

A few months later, the first crack in the Iron Curtain appeared and

hundreds of East Germans fled across the Austro-Hungarian border.

To this day the country continues to be one of the most peaceful

and safe countries in the world.

SPAIN

For many years Spain has been one of the most open-minded and

free countries in the world after suffering decades of dictatorship.

Relatively recently the Spanish government began promoting gender-based

equality by approving legislation in 2007 aimed at providing equality

between the genders in the political and socioeconomic arenas.

NETHERLANDS

The country’s capital, Amsterdam, has been considered a liberal

centre of art and culture for years while the country was one of the first

to legalize the public use of marijuana and recognize the right of gay

couples to marry.

POLAND

Despite Poland experiencing a lot of violence during the twentieth

century and being one of the countries that suffered the most from

Nazi occupation and Communist regimes afterward, the peaceful

spirit of the country never died. It’s considered one of the friendliest

and peaceful countries in the world with the vast majority of its

citizens being devout Christians.

BHUTAN

Bhutan is a tiny, remote, and impoverished kingdom nestled in the

Himalayas between its powerful and not-so-peaceful neighbours,

India and China. The country is the second most peaceful country in

Asia mainly due to its small size and the peaceful Buddhist culture

and philosophy of its citizens.

NORWAY

Even though Anders Behring Breivik, one of the most notorious

mass murderers in modern history, has given a bit of a black eye to the

country’s reputation lately, according to the Global Peace Index Norway

is still one of the world’s most peaceful and safe places to live.

Furthermore, Norway is the country with the highest level of human

development across the globe, plus the government of Oslo always

places peace at the forefront of its priorities.